The Washington critic., 1887-05-28
The pence Monument.


Just half way across the Avenue from the
northeast angle of the Botanical Garden.
And at The west foot OF the Capitol Grounds
Il the peasS Monument. This was a., de-
dead soldiers and sailors OF the late war.
" Is OF marble and cost, with PEDESTAL and
platform 1900. 1t is proposed to remove
this monument to one OF the squares on tho
northwest section
The Garfield statue. sli.. .
The Garfield Statue, which was unveiled May
10, 1887, Is situated at the intersection of
Maryland avenue and First street, and Is
regarded by Its famous, sculptor, Mr.. j. q.
A.. Ward, as ono Of his most successful
achievements.
Rctracing our steps we find
The Printing ana Engraving bureau
The great money mill OF the Government is
located at the corner Of Fourteenth and
street southwest, southeast from the Monu-
ment and southwest from tho Agriculture
Bureau. 1t Is reached by the Belt Line
Cars, and Is opened to visitors every day.
Davy Burns' Cottage.
Ono of the curiositles of Washington Is old
Davy Burns Cottage, on Seventeenth street,
drive south OF the Presidents House Or by
the METROPOLITAN or Avenue limo of cars.
Next door to u is General Van Ness once
stately anson where he ., brought his
heiresses OF Washington.
C0rcOran Art Gallery.
The Corcoran Art Gallery Is az the corner Of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth
street, opposite tho War, Navy and state
days and Saturdays free; on other days lex
cept sundays) q small admission fee Is
charged, This gallery, although not to be
With shs great od Wpd gal
stitution for so new country as the United
States. 1t contains among other original
objects Powers great statue Of the Greek
The Louise Home.
The Louise Home Is beautiful building at
the corner OF Massachusetts avenue and
Fifteenth street, near Scott Circle. Il has
and is o unique establishment. 1t is q
memorial to the wife and daughter OF Mr..
w. w, Corcoran, and Is intended as home
for ladies Of education, birth and refine
ment, who have been reduced to poverty
from afliuence.
The Columbian University.
Coming down Fifteenth street from the Louise
Home, at the corner of Fifteenth and II
yersity, which occupies the site Of the old
Griswald mansion, This university was in-
corporated as Columbian College in 1921,
Baptist Church. i Il Is an i Institution famous an 5
for the discipline and thoroughness of Its
instruction.
The weather Burenu.
The Signal Service, or Weather Bureau, Is
ABOUT one huhureu ytrus west OF tne state,
War and Navy departments, on street. 1t
Is one Of the most interesting places In
Washington to visit, The observers in
charge, when nt leisure, always take
manufacture weather."
The Postonice Department..
The General Posto0lce Department is on tho
Eighth streets. II Is handsome building
although lis proximity TO Its larger and
bolder brother, the Patent Onice, somo-
what obscures lis great size and tends to
lessen Its beauty. Its different bureaus
possess great interest to tho visitor but tho
Dead Letter onise Is particularly the one to
taken from the mails In transit, as speed
mems of the uses to which the Nations, pos.
tai conveyances are put, Is both varied and
unique. Everything unavailable, from an In
dian tomahawk too stuffed kangaroo, Is to
be seen in this collection, and 1t Is still
growing.
The Interior Department.
or, as 1t is popularly termed, the Patent Of
enthand Ninth and + and q streets. 1t Is
built In the Doric style, and Is an admirable
specimen OF the boldest and coolest of the
Greek styles. IL contrasts finely with tho
General Postoffice, which Is Corithian, tho
most ornate of tho pure Greek modes OF
architecture. The curlositles of the Patent
Office are tho model rooms, where many
thousands of ideas have been materiallzed
and exhibit themselves to the gaze In every
stage of invention. This building, like most
of the Government Offices, Is open to the
visitor from 0 q. IN to p. IN. The libraries
OF the Interior Department are well worthy
of visit The great Inauguration ball at
Lincoln's second term took place In the
Patent Office.
Masonic Temple.
Westward from the Patent ONCE across Ninth
street at Its intersection with Il
street Is tho handsome Masonic
Temple. erected In 1888. This build
ing Is one of the most complete In Its ar
| rangements OF any building conseerated to
Masonic uses In The country, n l.TlII ~